Rail-plate.



E. ANDERSON.

RAIL PLATE.

v APPLICATION FJLED MAY 5. 1917- l,261,093n, Patented Apr. 2,1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, rate.

Application filed May 5, 1917. Serial No. 166,713.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beechwood, in the county of Iron and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Plates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to railway rail supporting structure and has for an object to provide a tie plate adapted to be secured to the upper surface of a wood cross tie,-

whereby rails may be supported thereon, and formed in a manner to prevent spreading of the rails. l

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie plate having the above named characteristics andadapted to be utilized on curves, whereby filling blocks may be associated therewith to cant the rails in the usual manner.

In addition to the foregoing my invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear:

Figure 1, is a view in plan of a tie plate constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2, is a view inside elevation of the tie plate illustrating its use in connection wiah filling blocks for constructing a curve, an 7 Fig. 3, is a view in section of one end of the tie plate and a filling block.

With reference to the drawings, 10 indicates generally my tie plate which is formed throughout of a single piece of material, having the intermediate portion thereof reduced as at 11 to economize in the use of metal, inasmuch as the intermediate portion of the tie plate is not subjected to excessive strain. Each end of the tie plate is increased in thickness to form abutment shoulders 12, the thickened portions beveled oif toward the ends of the plate as in dicated at 13, providing however relatively short horizontal portions between the abutment shoulder and the beveled portions as indicated at 14c. Openings to receive spikes are provided at each end of the plate as indicated at 15, said openings having one wall thereof coincident with the wall of the abutment 12. Openings 16 are also provided at'each end of the plate spaced inwardly from the openings 15 for a predetermined distance.

For use on a straight track, the plate is placed upon the upper surface of a wooden cross tie, and the rails laid upon the top surface of the plates with their base flanges engaging the abutment shoulders 12. Spikes 17 are then inserted in the openings 15 and 16 and driven into the wooden tie, permitting the head of the spike to engage the base flanges of the rail. Thus it will be apparent that the spikes will not only serve to retain the tie plates upon the tie, but will also serve to retain the rail upon the plate. It will be obvious that owing to the provision of the abutment shoulders 12, spreading of the rails relative to each other is prevented and the gage of the track will be retained throughout its length.

When constructing a curve with my improved tie plates it is customary to cant the rails toward each other and to this end I have provided filling blocks 18 which are adapted to be placed upon the outer ends of the plate, said filling blocks having one end cut away as at 19 to receive the abutment shoulders 12 of the tie plate, the'upper surfaces of the filling blocks being raised to' form abutments 20, the vertical faces of the abutments being practically coincident with the vertical faces of the abutments 12 of the tie plate. Each filling block 18 is provided with openings 21 one side wall of which openings coincides with the vertical face of the abutment 20, a second set of openings 22 being provided in the filling block adjacent the opposite end thereof. It will be apparent that with the use of this filling block the spikes may be inserted through the openings 21 and 22, through the openings 15 and 16 of the tie plate and the spike driven into the wooden tie.

In order that the rails may be canted the upper surfaces of the blocks 18 should be inclined downwardly and toward each other as indicated in Fig, 2 of the drawings. It is necessary that the degree of inclination in both blocks be the same, in order that proper canting of the rails may be obtained.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made, and I therefore desire to reserve the right and privilege of changing the fOIIIl OEE the details of construction, or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts Without .departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

.1. In combination, a tie plate having an abutment formed at each end thereof, a filling'block for cachend and having a recess to receive the .abutments to prevent relative separation of the filling blocks said blocks being of different thicknesses to elevate one rail relative to the other.

52. In combination, a tie plate having openings to receive spikes and an abutment shoulder formed at each end thereof, a filling block for each end of the blockhaving a recess to receive the .abutments and openings in registration with the openings of the plate to receive spikes, said filling .blocks being adapted .to support the rails upon their upper surfaces and being of different thicknesses to elevate one rail relative to "the other.

ders, the vertical faces of the abutment shoulder being coincident With one Wall oi the openings, filling block having a recess to receive the abutment shoulders and adapted for superposition upon the tie plate, abutment shoulders formed upon the filling blocks, the vertical faces of the abutment shoulders being coincident With the vertical faces of the abutmentshoulders of the tie plates, whereby the rails may be rested upon the filling block and their base flanges connected with the abutment shoulders thereof whereby spikes may be inserted through the openings of the filling blocks and the tie plate.

In testimony whereof I .aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

A. J. T. ANDERSON, EMILY ANnnnsoN.

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